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I wonder about the receptacles in this illustration.
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#1 of 5 posted
19 NOV 18 by
 HubertG
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You mean they look a bit too rounded compared to a real bloom?
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The 'flared cup' is well represented in our photos here but every receptacle isn't necessarily like this.
Any statement about Tea roses needs to be qualified with 'often' or even the bolder 'usually'.
One thing we can be certain of is that Tea roses will deviate from any norm we try to impose on them.
I just went over to check the blooms on our plant on this cooler day and apart from the flared cup receptacles, there is a range of sizes and variations of cup-shaped receptacles.
If you have plants blooming at the moment, will you check yours?
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#4 of 5 posted
19 NOV 18 by
HubertG
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I don't think that artists always paid too much attention to the receptacle shape.
I don't grow this rose though I have wanted to. It's always the descriptions that the flowers mark so easily that puts me off.
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Too small, and possibly constricted at the top in the illustration.
I see what you mean, Billy; below is a sample of the many on my bush at present, with photo-bombing ant. Most are like the one on the left. The one on the far right looks a bit constricted.
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